Real Housewives of ISIS

The first of the "Real Housewives of ISIS" sketches appeared on BBC Two parody show Revolting and was also posted on YouTube earlier on Thursday (NZ time).

The sketch depicts a number of "jihadi wives" - partners of those involved with IS - in a spoof of shows like The Real Housewives of Auckland.

The skit features several women wearing traditional Muslim attire, advocating beheadings, wearing suicide vests, Instagramming ISIS emojis, and being chained to kitchen appliances by their husbands.

The public backlash since its airing has seen the sketch criticised for making light of very serious subject matter.

Some liberals are apparently outraged over a new British skit called the "Real Housewives of ISIS," a play off the popular reality TV shows that started in the US and later launched in the United Kingdom.